14:00 Huntingdon

Friday 24 January 2020

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Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 5m 19.00s

Irish Odyssey^t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 120| BF

9/1

Bumper winner on soft ground in 2018 and recorded his best effort in two starts over hurdles when finishing 6L second over 2m1f at Sedgefield (soft) last time out. One for the shortlist on handicap debut.

Form: 18/32

Shetland Bus³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: Justin Landy| OR: 120| BF

9/1

Broke his maiden when winning by a neck in a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Musselburgh (good-to-soft) last month. Decent fourth upped to 2m5f at Ludlow (soft) nine days later and is an interesting runner in this contest.

Form: 634514

Jubilympics^h1²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Jones⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 120| BF| D

9/2

Placed on three of her four starts since joining this stable including when 7L second over an extended 2m5f at Fontwell (soft) last month. Wears a hood for the first time racing off the same mark on this occasion.

Form: 79-2382

Lantiern^h⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: G Sheehan| T: H Whittington| OR: 120WS

16/1

Dual winner including on soft ground at Southwell in October. Below that form twice subsequently and has had wind surgery since pulling up at Warwick (2m3f, soft) in November.

Form: 3-6416P

Annie Odds^t⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: James Bowen| T: A Stronge| OR: 118WS

66/1

Maiden hurdle winner at Clonmel (good-to-yielding) over an extended 2m3f in February last year but has pulled up on both starts for this yard subsequently. Worth a check in the market on first start since wind surgery.

Form: 4051-PP

Xcitations³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 117

20/1

Put a fall at Market Rasen (soft) behind him when finishing a good third in a maiden hurdle over 2m4f at Fakenham (soft) last month. Market support would be notable on handicap debut.

Form: 565F3

Kozier³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King| OR: 115

20/1

Returning from over two years off the track when finishing runner-up in a novice hurdle over an extended 2m5f at Exeter (soft) in November. Below that form at Ascot (heavy) over the same trip subsequently and is likely capable of better.

Form: 2/27

Sermando¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 114

7/1

Making his first start since wind surgery when finishing 26L seventh on handicap debut at Plumpton (2m, soft) earlier this month. More needed if he's to take this race.

Form: 736-7

Great Hall⁴⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: C O'Farrell| T: M Quinn| OR: 113| C

33/1

Nine time winner under all codes and ran well when 6L fifth in a handicap hurdle over 2m on good-to-soft going here last month. Races off a 2lb lower mark here but others look to hold stronger claims.

Form: 38/29-25

Katahdin¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: R M Power| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 113

4/1

Bumper winner on soft ground in 2018 and has run to a decent level of ability in three hurdles starts since joining this yard. Good 17L fourth at Plumpton (2m, soft) last time out and he is of interest upped in trip on handicap debut.

Form: 614/654

Enry Iggins²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Rex Dingle⁽³⁾| T: R Walford| OR: 112

8/1

Point-to-point winner made a winning handicap debut when taking a novices' event over an extended 2m3f at Hereford (heavy) by 12L at the start of this month. Good conditional in the saddle and is a notable runner off a 12lb higher mark.

Form: 21-0061

Twenty Twenty^v²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 112

8/1

Placed on each of his last four starts including when beaten 7L into second in a 16 runner 2m3f handicap hurdle at Taunton (soft) at the end of last month. Looks likely to run well once more.

Form: 393322

Shah An Shah⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Aidan Coleman| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 109

33/1

Put a slightly disappointing effort behind him when finishing 14L fourth in a novice hurdle over an extended 2m at Doncaster (soft) last month. Worth a check in the market stepping back up in distance on handicap debut.

Form: 3-504

Deputy Jones^t⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 108

33/1

Well held when falling in a handicap hurdle restricted to mares over an extended 2m4f at Cheltenham (soft) last month. Interesting to see how she fares in this event.

Form: 3-3353F

Forecasts

Katahdin (4/1), Jubilympics (9/2), Sermando (7/1), Twenty Twenty (8/1), Enry Iggins (8/1), Shetland Bus (9/1), Irish Odyssey (9/1), Lantiern (16/1), Xcitations (20/1), Kozier (20/1), Shah An Shah (33/1), Great Hall (33/1), Deputy Jones (33/1), Annie Odds (66/1)

Handicap debutant IRISH ODYSSEY can defy top weight to take this handicap hurdle event for trainer Neil Mulholland. The selection is less exposed than most of his rivals here and with improvement likely he can take this race at the chief expensive of Enry Iggins, himself a handicap debut winner when victorious on his most recent start. Third place can go to Twenty Twenty who has placed on each of his last four racecourse appearances.